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School buses fill-up for savings

Transportation supervisor Jeff Gossage fuels one of Sequim School District’s many buses using the bus barn’s new 1,200-gallon fuel tank. He said the tank would save the district money by not driving 2.5 miles round trip for each fill-up and by putting the manpower used for fill-ups toward maintenance and services. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Sequim Gazette staff

Sequim schools are looking to save dough with a new fuel tank for buses.

The transportation department, led by supervisor Jeff Gossage, purchased a 1,200-gallon diesel tank from Angeles Trucking to alleviate several expenses.

Gossage said dispatcher Bob Young was making several 2.5-mile round trips to fuel each bus, costing the district fuel and labor. About 2,750 miles were driven just for filling up each gas tank.

The 18 hours of manpower spent each week now can be used for maintenance and services.

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